FREEPORT – For the second time in a matter of months, the Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new executive director.

On Jan. 2, Doug Porter, 60, who joined the chamber as its executive director on Nov. 13, announced he was resigning for personal reasons, Michelle Allott, a member of the chamber’s board of directors, said on Jan. 9. Allott added that Porter has left Maine to return to Florida, where he had lived for 10 years before taking the post in Freeport late last year.

Porter, the former head of the York Chamber of Commerce and the Gateway to Maine Chamber of Commerce, joined the chamber to replace former Executive Director Deb King, who left the chamber in September to become the executive director of the Brunswick Downtown Association.

“We’re sorry that Doug Porter had to leave for personal reasons and we wish him well in his future pursuits,” Allott said.

While the chamber is searching for a new executive director, Member Services Director Carolyn Krahn will fill in as interim director, a position she also filled before Porter was hired last year.

Allott said that a search for Porter’s replacement is underway, and while no candidates have been identified as of yet, she said they board will give strong consideration to those with close ties to the community. “We’re looking very closely at local candidates,” she said.

Porter did not respond to an email request seeking comment for this story.